18 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1928
Page
1
The Leipzig fair displays toys representing 42 countries with new toy autos and mechanical animals. Ornamented Christmas pieces are common and many treasures are kitchen made. Handicraft in wood carving reflects generations of German tradition. For the first time American made toys are exhibited.
Gordon Stewart Northcott, identified as the killer of four boys, was arrested in Canada amid reports that graves and human bones were found at the Northcott chicken ranch near Riverside California.
Pailin cr hon Bovert company at Baden completed the world’s largest hydro electric turbine for the Hell Gate station of the New York Edison company. It delivers 225000 horsepower at high pressure and consumes 100 tons of coal per hour. Weighing 840 tons, it will travel to America in 12 sections since no railway car can bear its weight.
Oshkosh Wis The Iron Cross medal earned by Theodore Borutzki a German veteran who became an American citizen will be sent to France for a wreath on the grave of Quentin Roosevelt the late president’s son killed in France in World War I Borutzki has changed his name to Quentin Roosevelt in honor of the son of the former president and the cross will be interred with the wreath.
Anna Fos talks for hours before sleep then snores after. Her twin sister Stella Hull, living with her, is upset by the racket. Mrs Foster, with a bandage, is cited in police court as a noisy, disorderly case.
Italian smugglers in Naples faced police action as Domenico Ferrante and Saverio Gallucci sought to move fellow countrymen to America. Pietro Baglivo, smuggled aboard a liner to New York, was sent back after lacking proper documents. Baglivo’s parents sued Ferrante Galluce for breach of contract, later converted to a criminal prosecution by the crown prosecutor.
Benjamin Mackofsky faced a $5 minimum fine for parking past the limit in Traffic Court before Magistrate Glatzmayer. He claimed the $4 car, a 1920 model, runs fine, prompting the magistrate to suspend the sentence citing the vehicle's value and his nerve.
A message notes an anonymous donation of 15000 United States Steel 4 percent bonds to aid in paying interest on the U S public debt. The gesture is described as a helping hand from abroad to John Bull.
Agricultural expert L H Schwartz from Turdue University advises culling the nonproducers in fall to improve conditions and reduce feed costs. He notes weak or sick birds should be culled and marks high producers for potential breeding. Purdue guidance suggests a protein rich ration to support laying birds.
A vintage guide explains whitewashing henhouses inside for brighter, lighter interiors in winter. It details slaking lime with boiling water, straining, adding salt, ground rice, Spanish whiting, and blue pigment, then spreading hot with a brush. Alum helps adhesion. molasses increases solubility and penetration. soap improves finish.
The article warns against pulling wing feathers from White Leghorns to prevent flight. It explains the feather quill juices aid development and cutting feathers harms birds. It advises using commercial mash from reputable feed firms to save labor and ensure proper nutrition.
A humorous hospital exchange unfolds as two patients in adjacent cots joke about family visits. One patient asks if his wife will visit, only to learn she is also a patient nearby. The other quips that she started it, prompting light humor amid illness.
A la Barbank Bert earns husbands gratitude by his plant that survives eight days without water. Mack asks what he did and Bert explains the discovery as a boon for husbands while wives are away in the country, avoiding home plant care.
An employee expresses final dissatisfaction and announces intent to leave. The exchange shows a tense moment as the worker states they have had enough of the treatment received.
A witty verse image shows the busy gossip as she gathers the latest tiny tidbits and spins them into fresh tales, turning each moment into a new yarn.
A brief dialogue shows a selfish man named Mr. Knagg and his wife quarrelling over an interrupted trip as the wife accuses him of delaying preparation while he dreams of buying a new seven passenger car. The exchange highlights conflict over shared plans and consideration.
A humorous exchange has Jinks suggesting he would resign if he were a national committeeman of his party. The quip reflects partisan expectations and internal tensions in political life.
Walter offers Walter to guest a choice of $1.50 or $2 dinners. Guest asks for difference. Waiter lists items: three potatoes two asparagus and one strawberry in a misordered order.
A late afternoon remark recalls a visit to the beauty parlor and a conversation about going earlier, with a prompting question about why it was not done before closing time.
A whimsical verse scene features a Mary and her sweetie in a setting where a simple lunch becomes notable. Mary’s long history with the lamb is echoed as a playful domestic moment ends with a glass of milk and a slab of pie.
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